Where does “gītsen” come from?

gītsen (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German gīt, from Old High German gītisōn, from Proto-West Germanic gīdisōn, from Proto-West Germanic gīd, from Proto-Germanic gīda-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeidʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeydʰ- — to yearn for; to wish for; desire, wait for.

gītsen (Middle High German): greedy

Definitions

  1. greedy

Ancestry of “gītsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangītgreed
2Old High Germangītisōn—
3Proto-West Germanicgīdisōnto be greedy for, to covet
4Proto-West Germanicgīdgreed, avarice
5Proto-Germanicgīda-greed, desire
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeidʰ-o-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeydʰ-to yearn for; to wish for; desire, wait for

Words derived from “gītsen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeidʰ-o- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gīda- →
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